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Chapter 4 –Wandless Magic

Wandless Magic Yesterday and Today – A Guide For Modern Wizards

Chapter One – Wandless Magic Is Not For Everybody

By Gillius Novaselik

Before the avid reader begins venturing into the pages of this book, he should be aware of the following warning. This book will not teach you wandless magic. In fact, dear reader, no book can teach what cannot be taught.

Throughout history, some great wizards have been known by their ample capacity of wandless magic. Among those wizards was the most famous until our days, a mage named Merlin.

The wizards from the Ancient Age were more skilled than the wizards from Middle Age in wandless magic. Over the centuries, as the access and use of wands were expanding, wizards capable of such ability become increasingly rare.

In the ancient times, when magical and non-magical beings shared the same world, in the great legends' era, the only magic practiced was the one known as fundamental magic.

This magic type is prior to the use of wands, talismans and modern rituals. It was old magic, essentially more powerful that modern magic and very harder to practice.

Ancient writings report that the magic used in those times was as a force deeply connected to the wizards' soul. For the ancients, the power could only be fully utilized by those who could submit their magic to the heart's wishes and needs through what they called force of spirit.

The old magic scholars understand that without concentrator and conductor means of magical energy, like wands, the ancients needed to manipulate the magical core on the basis of their own will. Thus, acts of magic were often connected to strong emotions and wishes, such as love, hate, protection and survival.

The magical wand came in the ancient times seen only as a facilitator meant for the use of less powerful magic. Acts of magic, which before were rare and grandiose, could become most frequent and be practiced by those that otherwise were considered as magically inapt.

Over the centuries, the use of wand was expanded and enhanced and the magic practitioners rapidly multiplied. Since before the wand, only those with an extremely powerful magical core could dominate magic with relative ease. Therefore, the wand became for wizards a symbol of sovereignty over the other magical and non-magical races.

Merlin, even now considered the most powerful wizard of all times, never used a wand. The legend says that Merlin's power was elementary and immeasurable. However, historians suspect that Merlin used a magical stone attached to his staff as a mean of concentrating power.

What we know today is that with the advent of wands, the practice of essential magic quickly got lost. In addition, the modern wizard, accustomed to submit his magic to wrist movements and spells based on linguistic signs, finds more and more difficult to practice the original magic.

In the Modern Age, the most frequents appearances of fundamental magic occurs in young children and it is called accidental magic. In fact, accidental magic manifestations during childhood generally occur in situations of intense desire or major emotional stress to the child, who thus reacts by magical manifestations.

It is suspected that children still with an immature core, usually younger than fifteen, can dominate easily wandless magic. However, everything still comes up as just theoretical discussion.

Harry was walking distractedly trough the castle corridors. His mind revolved around the text he had read on wandless magic. It was a new sensation for him. He had never been a studious boy before, mainly because the Durleys always punished him when his grades were better than Dudley's, who was not a genius.

Nevertheless, Hogwarts brought discoveries that only stimulated him. His classes were very basic yet, he understood that, and he also did not have any extraordinaire magical ability. However, Harry felt that magic was the only thing that helped him relate to his parents. It was that he had in common with Lily and James.

When Ginny spoke about wandless magic for the first time, he just got curious. He did not find much available information easily. You can imagine his surprise when, while talking to Hagrid about his curiosity, he learnt that his mother was able to use it.

'Lily was a very bright and very talented girl.' Hagrid had told him. 'Just like you, she always was curious about everything relating to magic. Maybe because she was Muggle-born, I think. I remember that James used to say that Lily only had a wand with her by habit's force, because she could quietly kick his ass without one. They used to fight a lot, those two, did you know, Harry? But I doubt that there is a couple in the world who loved each other more than they.'

The book he had found in the library aided his understanding of wandless magic a little, but it also had given him many doubts, as seemed that wandless magic was only possible to be achieved by extremely powerful wizards. But if his mother could do it, then maybe it was not so hard? Or was Lily Potter just more powerful that the most of the wizards?

Considering the possibilities, Harry thought he should ask someone who may know more. Maybe Professor McGonagall or Professor Flitwick, they always seemed not to mind students' questions.

Determined to find answers, Harry headed to the teacher's lounge to find McGonagall.

Once he arrived, Harry knocked at the door, but there was no answer.

He waited and tried once more. Nothing.

Thinking that maybe the room was empty, Harry decided to check. While opening the door, he had a big surprise.

He saw Snape seated, his leg over a chair was rubbed raw. He was putting a roller bandage around his leg and was talking to Filch, who was watching just a few meters away.

'Bloody dog!' Snape was saying. 'How can I take on three heads at the same time? It's ridiculous! On the same day that children defeated a troll of thirteen feet, I'm almost broken by a stupid dog!'

Harry, terrified at the idea of being seen, tried to silently close the door, but the hinge scratched.

Snape lifted his head, livid, and angrily growled, 'POTTER!'

Harry wanted to say something, but he was wordless. Following a weird survival instinct, he mumbled "I'm sorry" and left running as there was not tomorrow.

Considering the furious face of Snape, maybe there was not a tomorrow.

Dear Ginny,

You won't believe in what I found out.

Snape attempted to get past the three-headed dog during the Halloween feast. I accidently heard him talking about it with Filch in the teachers' lounge. I tried to leave without being noticed, but he caught me. He almost tore my head off when he saw me!

What was he doing there that night? Was it he who brought the troll to the castle?

There's something not right here, Ginny!

I spoke with Ron and Hermione about it, but we didn't reach any conclusion. We don't know what the dog's protecting or what Snape wants with whatever it is.

Now I cannot stop thinking about it. I know that whatever is hidden here, in Hogwarts, is none of my business, but there's something on this that leaves me quite uncomfortable, something that causes my scar to tingle.

Ok, I know I'm not making much sense now, but it's what I feel.

My scar bothers me all the time I think it is as mystery and then… Then I keep thinking that maybe it is something to do with "him".

I haven't told this to anyone. I'm just telling you now, but I don't want to sound paranoid.

With everything that has been happening, I don't think I'll sleep much. It's almost four in the morning and in few hours I'll play my first Quidditch game for Gryffindor.

Wonderful! I'm not tense at all, imagine…

During these hours I wish there were other ways to communicate with you, Ginny Weasley.

If just writing to you helps me be more relaxed, talking to you would be a miracle.

Well... I'll try to rest a little, not that I really will.

Thank you for the relaxing effect that you have on me, Ginny.

Harry

Ginny looked up from Harry's letter quite disturbed.

There only was one him, when it came to Harry, and that possibility brought a shiver to Ginny's spine.

Harry was not the paranoid or egocentric type. Therefore, if he sensed that you-know-who was involved in this mystery, it should not be a warning to be ignored.

In that moment, Ginny started to connect the known facts. An unclear theft in Gringotts, according to Harry, happened in the same day he went there with Hagrid. Hagrid withdrew a mysterious package from vault 713 under Dumbledore's orders. A dog with three heads was protecting something in the third floor corridor. Now, a troll entered in the castle during Halloween and… Snape.

The troll was a distraction.

However, Snape was a teacher in Hogwarts. Could he be capable of harming students in order to retrieve something that Dumbledore was protecting? If he was doing it, would not Dumbledore know?

Something was very wrong, but what?

A/N: Hi! Thanks everybody for everything.

This story has now a beta. So soon, all chapters will be beta read.

The next chapter is A Letter From Ron.

Guest: Thank you :)

mimi: Thanks :) Don't worry. I'll keep updating this story. Soon we all will know Ron's reaction.

Guest: Thanks. I'm really happy that you enjoy this story. The chapter are now being beta read, which it will improve this story. Thank you, I tried my best to the chapters be readable. With time, I hope I'll do less mistakes. If you love how close they already are, then I'm sure you'll love how close they'll become. I'm glad you liked how Hermione was portrayed, but I'd like to remember than I'm just translating this story. Karol, the original author, is doing a fantastic job. Just like you, I also wish Ginny had been featured more in the books (she's one of my favourite characters). I also love fan fics where Ginny is an main character, and where she's paired with Harry. I'll try to update the faster I can, but I also have to write the future chapters of my own story, Raised By Someone Who Cares.